World Dec 09 Syrian prime minister says government is still functioning but challenges loom Syria's prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the capital over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad.
World Nov 30 Syrian insurgents reach historic landmarks in Aleppo’s center as government forces regroup Syria's armed forces said in a statement Saturday that to absorb the large attack on Aleppo and save lives, it has redeployed and is preparing for a counterattack.
World Nov 29 Insurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say It was the first time the city has been attacked by opposition forces since 2016, when they were ousted from Aleppo's eastern neighborhoods.
World Oct 30 Israel’s UNRWA ban will lead to more suffering for Palestinians, aid agency chief says The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create further instability in Gaza and the West Bank.
World Oct 25 Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon kills 3 journalists as they sleep An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war.
Politics Oct 22 Blinken visits Israel to revive Gaza cease-fire efforts after killing of Hamas leader Sinwar Blinken is meeting with top officials as the United States looks to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
World Oct 21 Lebanon assesses damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-run financial institution Lebanese were surveying the damage on Monday after overnight Israeli strikes hit nearly a dozen branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution that Israel says is used to fund attacks but where many ordinary people keep their savings.
World Oct 07 After a year of Israeli bombardment, Gaza is in ruins. It may take years to rebuild Even after the fighting stops, hundreds of thousands of people could be stuck living in squalid tent camps for years, and experts say reconstruction could take decades.
World Oct 05 Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon flee as Israel expands its bombardment Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
World Oct 02 Lebanon’s first responders struggle to save lives after Israeli attack while still under fire and using old equipment An economic crisis that began in 2019 and a massive 2020 port explosion have left Lebanon struggling to provide basic services such as electricity and medical care.